Long Beach Customs Question
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Long Beach Customs Question
My car is still somewhere on the Atlantic Ocean, current ETA is Aug 06.
Does anybody know how long does it take to clear the customs/or where to get this info?
Thanks!
Does anybody know how long does it take to clear the customs/or where to get this info?
Thanks!
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F o r e v e r . . . or so it feels like.
Is it a 2019 or 2020 model? If the model has already been cleared by EPA and CARB then a week or two might be reasonable. If it is a new model and hasn't been cleared by EPA/CARB then in the case of the 2018 cars, several months went by before the cars were released.
My 2018 took about a month. Arrived Baltimore VPC just before Christmas 2017 and was released late January 2018. In my case the car needed a little TLC due to some minor fender damage that occurred during the European Delivery and also a windshield replacement because of a small rock chip that happened on the last night in Germany. The damage was repaired like new - no trace, the guys are really good.
Is it a 2019 or 2020 model? If the model has already been cleared by EPA and CARB then a week or two might be reasonable. If it is a new model and hasn't been cleared by EPA/CARB then in the case of the 2018 cars, several months went by before the cars were released.
My 2018 took about a month. Arrived Baltimore VPC just before Christmas 2017 and was released late January 2018. In my case the car needed a little TLC due to some minor fender damage that occurred during the European Delivery and also a windshield replacement because of a small rock chip that happened on the last night in Germany. The damage was repaired like new - no trace, the guys are really good.
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2021 E63S and 2025 GT63
F o r e v e r . . .
F o r e v e r . . . or so it feels like.
Is it a 2019 or 2020 model? If the model has already been cleared by EPA and CARB then a week or two might be reasonable. If it is a new model and hasn't been cleared by EPA/CARB then in the case of the 2018 cars, several months went by before the cars were released.
My 2018 took about a month. Arrived Baltimore VPC just before Christmas 2017 and was released late January 2018. In my case the car needed a little TLC due to some minor fender damage that occurred during the European Delivery and also a windshield replacement because of a small rock chip that happened on the last night in Germany. The damage was repaired like new - no trace, the guys are really good.
Is it a 2019 or 2020 model? If the model has already been cleared by EPA and CARB then a week or two might be reasonable. If it is a new model and hasn't been cleared by EPA/CARB then in the case of the 2018 cars, several months went by before the cars were released.
My 2018 took about a month. Arrived Baltimore VPC just before Christmas 2017 and was released late January 2018. In my case the car needed a little TLC due to some minor fender damage that occurred during the European Delivery and also a windshield replacement because of a small rock chip that happened on the last night in Germany. The damage was repaired like new - no trace, the guys are really good.
F o r e v e r . . .
and it really feels like.
Vessel left Germany one week later than expected to make it even worse....
2019 model, so should be straightforward. Was reading on another thread that it is possible to process customs docs even before ship arrives at the port?
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It doesn't take long to clear customs, maybe a day or two. The long delays for 2018 and 2019 models were due to EPA certifications. My 2019 was built in June, arrived in GA in July, cleared customs when it came off the ship, then released around Thanksgiving. It was then assigned to a shipper, trucked to my dealer in Texas, and then eventually trucked from TX to me in FL. I received it on December 31.
If yours is a 2019, you should get it quickly.
If yours is a 2019, you should get it quickly.
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Customs is quick. The car spends some time in the VPC, and is then trucked to the dealer. It was about 2 1/2 weeks from dock to my dealer, in Northern Californi
